May 23, 2009

Kevin Cummins

Opening today at the Hard Days Night Gallery (very top of Mathew Street) is an amazing exhibition of photographs by legendary Manchester born photographer Kevin Cummins. Known to many for his photographs of the Manchester scene at the time of Joy Division, as well as photographing everyone from Bowie to Bolan and a whole lot more, this collection features iconic images of bands such as The Bunnymen, Teardrop Explodes, Dead Or Alive, Half Man Half Biscuit and even The Farm dressed up as the characters from Dad's Army.

With the launch being part of Liverpool Sound City, I got to go along to take a photograph of Kevin and spend some time talking shop and getting to hear a few of the stories behind the photos. And the photos themselves are amazing so go and have a music photo day and check them out and maybe have a look in at the Conservation City at Sound & Vision which is more photographs form the same era and then even some of mine which are on show in the Liverpool One Waterstones store window and in Probe Records on Slater Street. The Hard Days Night gallery is the one with The Beatles shop on the ground floor.